Overall demand for import purchases and overseas localized procurement by China National Nuclear Corp is expected to top $12 billion in the next five
years,the company said during a news conference during the ongoing China International Import Expo in Shanghai, on Nov 7.

Unit 2 of Sanmen Nuclear Power Plant, operated by China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) ran at full power continuously for 168 hours, on Nov 5, as part of a test to receive approval to commence commercial operations.

The first steam generator for China’s fourth generation demonstration high-temperature gas-cooled reactor plant (HTR-PM) passed checks and was delivered to the construction site of the HTR-PM demonstration project, according to a joint announcement by China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), Tsinghua University, China Huaneng Group and Harbin Electric Corporation, in Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, on Oct 31.

A delegation from China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) led by Zu Bin, member of CNNC’s board and deputy secretary of the leading Party group of CNNC, visited Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), on Oct 26.